Comment on Technology: Everything is so amazing and nobody is happy.parentComments−sangaya17yI find myself most enjoying the comedy that points out problems in society that would often be too taboo to talk about if not done in a humorous manner. I'd say that Lewis Black, Lewis C.K., and Jon Stewart all exemplify this quality.−paulgb17yGeorge Carlin was a master at this as well. I'm not a huge fan of Bill Maher, but some of his stuff would qualify too.−gnaritas17yCorrection... "the" master.−rms17yhttp://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query...−yan17yDoug Stanhope (check youtube), while has a dirtier tone and not as poignant or substantive as Bill Hicks does continue along the same path.
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I find myself most enjoying the comedy that points out problems in society that would often be too taboo to talk about if not done in a humorous manner. I'd say that Lewis Black, Lewis C.K., and Jon Stewart all exemplify this quality.
George Carlin was a master at this as well. I'm not a huge fan of Bill Maher, but some of his stuff would qualify too.
Correction... "the" master.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_type=&search_query...
Doug Stanhope (check youtube), while has a dirtier tone and not as poignant or substantive as Bill Hicks does continue along the same path.